Remotely controlling vehicle touchscreen controls

An auxiliary device that facilitates remotely controlling functions of a vehicle, comprising:

• a display;
• a processor that executes computer executable components stored in at least one memory;
• a session activation component that facilitates establishing a secure connection between the device and an onboard computing system of the vehicle, wherein the device is not integrated into the vehicle;
• an interface acquisition component that determines touch controls of a graphical user interface configured for displaying on a touchscreen of the vehicle, wherein the touch controls provide for controlling functions of the vehicle based on interaction with the touch controls as displayed on the touchscreen;
• a display control component that displays a representation of the graphical user interface via the display, wherein the representation of the graphical user interface comprises a subset of the touch controls selected based at least upon a first parameter associated with the auxiliary device, wherein the first parameter comprises at least one of a physical feature of the auxiliary device, a functionality of the auxiliary device, or a context of the auxiliary device;
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• a remote-control component that provides for remotely controlling one or more functions of the vehicle with the subset of touch controls.

A computer-implemented method for remotely controlling functions of a vehicle by an auxiliary device, the method comprising employing a processor to execute computer executable components stored in at least one memory to perform the following acts:

• facilitating establishing a connection between the auxiliary device and an onboard computing system of the vehicle, wherein the auxiliary device is not part of the vehicle;
• determining touch controls included in a graphical user interface configured for displaying on a touchscreen of the vehicle, wherein the touch controls provide for controlling functions of the vehicle based on first interaction with the touch controls as displayed on the touchscreen;
• rendering a representation of the graphical user interface via an auxiliary display of the auxiliary device, the representation comprising a subset of the touch controls selected based at least upon a first parameter associated with the auxiliary device, wherein the first parameter comprises at least one of a physical feature of the auxiliary device, a functionality of the auxiliary device, or a context of the auxiliary device;
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• remotely controlling one or more functions of the functions of the vehicle based on second interaction with the subset of the touch controls as displayed via the auxiliary display.

A computer program product that facilitates remotely controlling functions of a vehicle, the computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable medium having program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions executable by a processor to cause the processor to:

• determine touch controls included in a graphical user interface configured for displaying on a touchscreen of the vehicle, wherein the touch controls provide for controlling the functions of the vehicle based on first interaction with the touch controls as displayed on the touchscreen;
• generate a representation of the graphical user interface for display via an auxiliary display of an auxiliary device that is not part of the vehicle, the representation comprising a subset of the touch controls selected based at least upon a first parameter associated with the auxiliary device, wherein the first parameter comprises at least one of a physical feature of the auxiliary device, a functionality of the auxiliary device, or a context of the auxiliary device;
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• enable remote control of one or more functions of the functions of the vehicle by the auxiliary device based on second interaction with the subset of the touch controls as displayed via the auxiliary display.

A computer-implemented method for remotely controlling functions of a vehicle, the method comprising employing a processor to execute computer executable components of a remote-control application stored in at least one memory to perform the following acts:

• determining touch controls included in a graphical user interface configured for displaying on a touchscreen of the vehicle, wherein the touch controls provide for controlling functions of the vehicle based on first interaction with the touch controls as displayed on the touchscreen;
• generating a representation of the graphical user interface for display via an auxiliary display of the auxiliary device that is not part of the vehicle, the representation comprising a subset of the touch controls selected based at least upon a first parameter associated with the auxiliary device, wherein the first parameter comprises at least one of a physical feature of the auxiliary device, a functionality of the auxiliary device, or a context of the auxiliary device;
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• enabling remote control of one or more functions of the functions of the vehicle by the auxiliary device based on second interaction with the subset of the touch controls as displayed via the auxiliary display.